WEBVTT REPORTS, AINSLEY’S RECENT VIRAL VIDEO IS DOING JUST THAT. CHRISTINA: WHEN AINSLEY WAS BORN HERE AT THE HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE, MOST OF HER BONES WERE ACTUALLY BROKEN. DOCTORS EVENTUALLY DIAGNOSED HER WITH A VERY RARE DISEASE IN WHICH HER BONES ARE LIKE GLASS. >> I SEE YOU. >> WHEN THEY PUT THE ULTRASOUND HEAD OVER MY STOMACH, LITERALLY YOU WOULD SEE HER SKULL MORPH. >> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO HOLD IT, AND YOU GET IT OUT? CHRISTINA: ASHLEY GRAY WAS 18 WEEKS INTO HER PREGNANCY WHEN SHE AND HER HUSBAND BRADY LEARNED SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT ABOUT AINSLEY. >> WHEN WE HAD HER, THE DELIVERY WAS PRETTY TRAUMATIC. SHE HAS A MIND OF HER OWN, AND ALWAYS HAS. AND SHE WAS COMING ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. CHRISTINA: AINSLEY HAS OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA TYPE 3. IT’S A GENETIC CONDITION THAT CAN BE HEREDITARY, ALTHOUGH IN AINSLEY’S CASE, IT’S A GENETIC MUTATION. A LACK OF COLLAGEN CAUSES HER BONES TO BREAK OR FRACTURE EASILY. >> WHEN WE’RE IN ANY KIND OF PUBLIC SCENARIO, WE MAKE SURE HAVE A BODYGUARD IN FRONT AND A BODYGUARD IN BACK, SO NOBODY BUMPS THE STROLLER. CHRISTINA: AINSLEY’S PARENTS HAVE HAD TO ASSEMBLE A TEAM OF DOCTORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO HELP WITH HER SPECIALIZED CARE. EVEN A COMMON COLD CAN PUT HER IN THE HOSPITAL. >> GO. [LAUGHTER] CHRISTINA: THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO. AINSLEY’S MOM AND DAD POSTED THIS VIDEO OF HER PLAYING IN HER HOSPITAL BED AT NORTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. THE CLIP WENT VIRAL. >> IT TOOK HER A WHILE TO GET THERE, BUT SHE’S STRONG ENOUGH NOW. SHE GETS AN INFUSION THAT MAKES HER STRONGER, SHE’S MUCH STRONGER NOW THAN WHEN SHE WAS BORN SO SHE LETS US HOLD HER , NOW. CHRISTINA: AINSLEY’S PARENTS SA SHE IS FULL OF JOY DESPITE , ALWAYS HAVING AT LEAST ONE BROKEN BONE. >> SHE HAS THE PAIN TOLERANCE THAT’S HIGHER THAN ANY PERSON I CAN IMAGINE. SHE’S NEVER KNOWN A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN. >> HOW DO YOU SPIN IT? CAN YOU SPIN I

A little girl in Louisville is spreading a big message. Ainsley Gray, who turns 2 later this month, has a rare genetic disease that requires specialized care. But her parents want her journey to show strength, positivity, and hope. "When they put the ultrasound head over my stomach, literally you would see her skull morph," said Ashley Gray, Ainsley's mom. Ashley was 18-weeks into her pregnancy when she and her husband, Brady, learned something was different about Ainsley."When we had her, the delivery was pretty traumatic, she had a mind of her own and always has, and she was coming one way or another," Ashley said.Ainsley has osteogenesis imperfecta type 3. It's a genetic condition that can be hereditary, although in Ainsley's case, it's a genetic mutation. A lack of collagen causes her bones to break or fracture easily. "When we're in any kind of public scenario, we make sure we have a body guard in front and a body guard in back, so nobody bumps the stroller," said Ashley.Ainsley's parents have had to assemble a team of doctors from all over the country to help with her specialized treatments and precautions. Even a common cold can put her in the hospital. That's what happened a few weeks ago. Ainsley's mom and dad posted a video of her playing in her hospital bed at Norton Children's Hospital. The clip went viral."It took her a while to get there, but she's strong enough now, she gets an infusion that makes her stronger, she's much stronger now than when she was born so she lets us hold her now," said Ashley.Ainsley's parents said she's full of joy, despite always having at least one broken bone. "She has the pain tolerance that's higher than any person I can imagine, she's never known a life without pain," said Brady. Her parents said she takes it all in stride, and they hope Ainsley's perseverance will inspire others.When she gets a little bigger, she may be able to have special rods put into her arms and legs to help with her mobility. As few as 20,000 people in the United States have been diagnosed with the disease. It is possible to live with OI into adulthood.

A little girl in Louisville is spreading a big message. Ainsley Gray, who turns 2 later this month, has a rare genetic disease that requires specialized care. But her parents want her journey to show strength, positivity, and hope.

"When they put the ultrasound head over my stomach, literally you would see her skull morph," said Ashley Gray, Ainsley's mom. Ashley was 18-weeks into her pregnancy when she and her husband, Brady, learned something was different about Ainsley.

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"When we had her, the delivery was pretty traumatic, she had a mind of her own and always has, and she was coming one way or another," Ashley said.

Ainsley has osteogenesis imperfecta type 3. It's a genetic condition that can be hereditary, although in Ainsley's case, it's a genetic mutation. A lack of collagen causes her bones to break or fracture easily. "When we're in any kind of public scenario, we make sure we have a body guard in front and a body guard in back, so nobody bumps the stroller," said Ashley.

Ainsley's parents have had to assemble a team of doctors from all over the country to help with her specialized treatments and precautions. Even a common cold can put her in the hospital. That's what happened a few weeks ago. Ainsley's mom and dad posted a video of her playing in her hospital bed at Norton Children's Hospital. The clip went viral.

"It took her a while to get there, but she's strong enough now, she gets an infusion that makes her stronger, she's much stronger now than when she was born so she lets us hold her now," said Ashley.

Ainsley's parents said she's full of joy, despite always having at least one broken bone. "She has the pain tolerance that's higher than any person I can imagine, she's never known a life without pain," said Brady. Her parents said she takes it all in stride, and they hope Ainsley's perseverance will inspire others.

When she gets a little bigger, she may be able to have special rods put into her arms and legs to help with her mobility. As few as 20,000 people in the United States have been diagnosed with the disease. It is possible to live with OI into adulthood.